Government
News about the involvement of government in port activities. Includes government laws applicable to ports, state-owned ports including European Union issues with national government implications. Also includes inter-government meetings, agreements and visits of government officials.
Morocco to review its National Ports Strategy
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 11, 2018 – In 2010, Morocco launched its National Ports Strategy (SNP), a strategy designed to run until 2030....
Alexandroupolis port privatisation will go ahead in November
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Speaking at the traditional Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) interview, Prime Minister...
Italy creates 16th port authority – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto di Messina (AdSP – Strait of Messina Port Authority)
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, at the instigation of Minister Danilo Toninelli, will...
A Coruña port not receiving the same state support as other ports
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – In recent years, the Spanish state has contributed in recent years €2,000 million to make the new...
ANESCO presents its proposals to the president of Puertos del Estado to improve the port system
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – A delegation of ANESCO (Asociación de Empresas Estibadoras/National Association of Stevedoring...
AdSP Venice looks to work with government on large vessels policy
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Regarding statements by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Danilo Toninelli on the subject of...
France deems unacceptable EU Commission’s post-Brexit port plan
Calais, France (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 – France has deemed unacceptable the European Commission’s proposal to exclude French ports from a...
Five countries sign convention on Caspian legal status
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan have signed a new convention on...
Minister of the South visits Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – The Minister for the South, Barbara Lezzi, is in Calabria, and visited the port of Gioia Tauro, a...
Port of Bordeaux authorized to exploit the tools of Bassens
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 – The Grand Maritime Port of Bordeaux (GPMB) has been authorized to exploit the tools of the sites of the...
Venice port signs agreement on Chioggia port’s management transfer
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 6, 2018 – Venice port president Pino Musolino has said he signed an agreement with the Chamber of Commerce to transfer...
ACP criticises government stance on Leixões port expansion
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 5, 2018 – Yesterday, the Commercial Association of Porto (Associação Comercial do Porto – ACP) issued a...
Italian port authorities meet to discuss EU tax issues
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2018 – Yesterday, the coordination group of the General Secretaries of the authorities of port system (AdSPs) in...
Spain may not transfer Pasaia port management to Basque Country
Pasaia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 24, 2018 – Spain’s Public Works Ministry has cooled the optimism of the Basque Government in relation to its request...
Sète port sees new facilities inaugurated
Sète, France (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Carole Delga, President of Région Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée and Jean-Claude Gayssot, President of...
Interested parties discuss development of Augusta port
Augusta, Italy (Ports Europe) July 15, 2018 – Programs and strategies on the port of Augusta were the topics of a meeting between the president of...
Assoporti to present study on the Mediterranean Sea 19 July in Rome
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 14, 2018 – Assoporti, the ports association, will present a study on the geo-strategic scenarios of the Mediterranean...